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Glen Rock NJ, A Borough of Glen Rock Department of Public Works employee was seriously injured when the compact construction loader (Bobcat) he was operating at the Glen Rock Recycling Center on Doremus Avenue tipped over onto one side early Thursday afternoon, 07/27. He was transported to The Valley Hospital by a Glen Rock EMS ambulance. Glen Rock Police and Glen Rock Fire Department also responded to the incident, which will be investigated by OSHA at a later date. Glen Rock EMS was assisted at the scene by a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital.
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Was he trained.
I hope the operator is OK, now with the problem is OSHA is involved, and they are going to want to see documentation that the operator was professionally trained. When where and by who. you need to be certified, this is the problem that many towns are facing there, hiring individuals that are not professionally trained. And also workers compensation is involved, and if that operator wasn’t properly trained and certified, guess why I put the blame on supervision. Didn’t Glenrock have accident issues in the past few years, which forced the mayor and council to fire the Director. Here we go again.
All equipment operators should go to school. It’s the only way to be properly be trained in it. The supervisors need to stop just throwing the keys at workers ,and just have them Run equipment on the road , or at a site. It’s not too smart. Well, I’m sure there’s going to be labor disputes, lawsuits, Worker’s Compensation claims, so on.
In the end, it’s the directors fault,
Any follow-up here? Is he okay ?